The West Indies women won their first game in the first-round of matches in the ICC Women's Cricket Twenty20 Challenge when they defeated the one day champions South Africa by six wickets.

South Africa lost eight wickets for 20 runs to slide to defeat to West Indies at the North-West University No.1 Ground in Potchefstroom.

The hosts were favourites after winning the one-day leg of the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge but their batting collapse left West Indies needing just 99 for victory. They suffered a batting scare of their own when they were wobbling at 35 for 3 in the 9th over but a 33-run stand between Juliana Nero and Deandra Dottin steadied the chase.
 
Fittingly it was Stacy-Ann King who finished proceedings with a run-a-ball 17, completing a fine all-round game after her 3-19 ushered South Africa's collapse.

Having been asked to bat first, South Africa reached a steady 78 for 3 in the 14th over before collapsing.

Trisha Chetty top-scored with 43 from 47 balls but she could not find much support after Anisa Mohammed picked two wickets in two balls with her offspin.

King took two more in quick succession as the home side was bundled out for 98.

South Africa Women 98 (Chetty 43, King 3-19) West Indies Women 101 for 4 (Nero 39, Ismail 1-18)) winning by six wickets